Star Wars 48

For other uses, see Star Wars 48 (disambiguation).

Star Wars 48 is the forty-eigthth issue of the Marvel comic book series Star Wars. It was written by Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Salvador Larroca, and was released on May 23, 2018.

Publisher's summary[edit | edit source]

Han, Luke and Leia continue to fight to liberate Mon Cala while Threepio must keep up his vital mission…of hobnobbing at the opera?!^[1]

Plot summary[edit | edit source]

Part V
MUTINY AT MON CALA

It is a period of rebuilding in the galaxy. After the victory on Jedha, thanks to Queen Trios' secret betrayal of the Empire, Rebel leaders Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo search for a new base and new allies in their struggle against the evil Galactic Empire.

Meanwhile, Trios continues to feign loyalty to the Empire while on the Imperial-occupied water world, Mon Cala. With the Mon Cala King Lee-Char imprisoned, Grand Admiral Urtya is hesistant to add their powerful fleet to the rebel cause.

But Leia came up with a plan to win the support of the people—with or without Urtya. After capturing the Moff of Mon Cala and replacing him with a shape-shifting
Clawdite, Leia, Luke and Han used their prisoner to sneak into Lee-Char's prison—but were unprepared for what awaited them....

Media[edit | edit source]

Editions[edit | edit source]

UPC 759606081134; May 23, 2018; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 04811; Cover A; David Marquez, Matthew Wilson

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Appearances[edit | edit source]

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Gial Ackbar (Mentioned only)
Tunga Arpagion
Arthoni (First mentioned)
Ferren Barr (Indirect mention only)
C-3PO
Chewbacca
Tan Hubi
Lee-Char
Leia Organa
Panai (First mentioned)
R2-D2
Raddus (Mentioned only)
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo
Moobian Tax (First mentioned)
Trios
Urtya

Droid models

Astromech droid
- R-series
  - R2 series astromech droid
Camera droid
Protocol droid
- 3PO-series protocol droid
Recording droid (Mentioned only)

Events

Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War
  - Battle of Scarif (Indirect mention only)
  - Battle of Yavin (Indirect mention only)
  - Mission to Jedha (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Mutiny on Mon Cala
- Occupation of Mon Cala (Indirect mention only)

Locations

Jedha (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Outer Rim Territories
- Calamari sector
  - Mon Calamari system
    - Mon Cala
      - Moncaladrome
      - The Regency (First appearance)
Strokill Prime
- Unidentified Imperial base

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Alliance Fleet (Mentioned only)
    - Rebel pilot
  - Leia Organa's team
Galactic Empire
House of Organa
- Princess
Jedi
- Padawan
Kingdom of Shu-Torun
- Shu-Torun royalty
  - Monarch of Shu-Torun
  - Queen
Mon Cala monarchy
- King of Mon Cala
  - King
- Mon Cala Mercantile Fleet
  - Grand Admiral
- Regent
- Urtya's guards (First appearance)
Officer
- Admiral
- Fleet Captain (First appearance)
Pilot
Poet (Mentioned only)
Scavenger (Mentioned only)
Skywalker family
Smuggler
Solo

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station (Indirect mention only)
Starship
Submersible

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Amon Daak (First appearance)
Atmosphere
Aurebesh
Bandolier
Blood
Changeling
Clothing
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Rank insignia plaque
Death
Egg (Mentioned only)
Farm (Mentioned only)
Fleet
Heart
Hyperspace
Language
Laser

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Star Wars Vol. 8: Mutiny at Mon Cala

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Star Wars (2015) #48 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ This issue takes place after the Alliance to Restore the Republic's victory at Yavin, which is featured in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 0 BBY. The issue also takes place prior to the assault on the Mako-Ta Space Docks, which Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition dates to around one year after the Battle of Yavin, meaning that it takes place in 1 ABY. Therefore, this issue must take place between 0 ABY and 1 ABY.

External links[edit | edit source]

Star Wars (2015) #48 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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Skywalker Strikes:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon:	8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
Vader Down:	13 · 14
Rebel Jail:	16 · 17 · 18 · 19
From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi:	7 · 15 · 20
The Last Flight of the Harbinger:	21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25
Yoda's Secret War:	26 · 27 ·28 · 29 · 30
The Screaming Citadel:	31 · 32
Out Among the Stars:	33 · 34 · 35 · 36 · 37
The Ashes of Jedha:	38 · 39 · 40 · 41 · 42 · 43
Mutiny at Mon Cala:	44 · 45 · 46 · 47 · 48 · 49
Hope Dies:	50 · 51 · 52 · 53 · 54 · 55
The Escape:	56 · 57 · 58 · 59 · 60 · 61
The Scourging of Shu-Torun:	62 · 63 · 64 · 65 · 66 · 67
Rebels and Rogues:	68 · 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 · 73 · 74 · 75
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Color Your Own · Star Wars Saga
Related media
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[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Star Wars (2015) #48 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] This issue takes place after the Alliance to Restore the Republic's victory at Yavin, which is featured in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 0 BBY. The issue also takes place prior to the assault on the Mako-Ta Space Docks, which Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition dates to around one year after the Battle of Yavin, meaning that it takes place in 1 ABY. Therefore, this issue must take place between 0 ABY and 1 ABY.

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